Halloween Pumpkin Lantern
A stem-operated jack-o'-lantern with a floating ghost.
- Pieces
- 323
- Age
- 9+
- Minifigures
- 1
- US release
- August 2026
Display size: Pumpkin: over 10 cm high, 12 cm wide, 12 cm deep
Is this the set for you?
Choose 40872 if pressing the pumpkin's stem and lighting its face is the part you want to share with visitors. Its light brick gives the decoration a clear purpose beyond filling a shelf; allow for a roughly 12 cm square footprint.
A good fit for: Families wanting a Halloween decoration that a child can build and demonstrate.
Put the stem within reach
The main reason to choose this pumpkin is its light brick. Pressing the stem activates it inside the orange model. That makes an accessible table or low shelf a more useful home than a high display ledge: the interaction is part of the appeal.
The ghost glows in the dark and can attach above the pumpkin to appear to float. Together with the spider, it gives the scene something to look at even when nobody is pressing the light.
Broad pumpkin or tall skull?
LEGO lists the pumpkin at over 10 cm high, 12 cm wide and 12 cm deep. Halloween Skull Candle 40883 is taller but narrower, at over 19 cm high, 9 cm wide and 8 cm deep. For a shallow ledge, the skull is the easier fit; for a low centerpiece with a button to demonstrate, pick the pumpkin.
The skull's changeable eyes offer a different activity. Its glow-in-the-dark eye option isn't the same feature as this pumpkin's working light brick. Decide which effect you want before choosing between the two.
A decoration to bring out again
The 323-piece set is marked 9+. Its finished object has an obvious seasonal role, so it suits someone who wants the build to join the household decorations afterward. Choose a spot with enough space for the ghost as well as the pumpkin, then keep access to the stem clear.